Seat.



)No. 865,327. PATENTED SEPT. a, 1907.

H H. e. BARRETT.

SEA-T.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEBT 1.

H. G. BARRETT.

PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

SEAT..

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, 1906.

4 SHEETS-$HEET 2.

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SEAT.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

MEX/ 265565. @1 @Q 1 w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

To DIAMOND BLEACHER or ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, HAROLD G: BARRETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilmette, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Seats, of which the followingis a specification.

, My invention relates particularly to cushion-seats for use inconnection with bleacher-seats, or in analogous situations, in ballparks or various athletic parks where the seats are usually more or lesseiiposed to the weather. My primary object is to provide a convertibleseat' for use on bleachers, and in analogous situations, which i may bereadily converted from-a plain, hard, hackless seat to a comfortablecushioned and backed seat, the" back serving, in the folded condition ofthe device, as a protection for the cushion and also as a plainuncushioned seat. Y v l A further object is to provide for the sheathingand unsheathing of the cushion in the operations of lowering and"raising the back;

The preferred construction of the invention is illustratedinthefgiccompanying drawings, in which- 3 Figure 1 represents a brokenperspective view of a bleacher equipped with my improved seats; Fig. 2,a broken sectional view of the bleacher with one of the seats shown, inthe open condition, in side elevation; Fig. 3,121. similar view with theseat in the closed condition; Fig. 4, a perspective view-of a seat-frameand coin-controlled, or check-controlled, locking device, the latte i'shown brokenly; Fig. 5, a sectional view of the improved seat takenperpendicular to the front edge of the seat; Fig. 6, a broken section oftwo adjacent seats, the section being takenas indicated at line 6 ofFig. 3 Fig. 7, a broken side elevational view of a modified form of theseat in an open condition; Fig. 8, 'a broken section taken as indicatedat line 8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9, a broken section taken as indicated at line9 of: Fig. 8; and Fig. 10, a broken side elevational view of anothermodified form of the improved seat. i

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, A represents'a. bleacher having theordinary board seats a, risers a. and foot-boards 11?; and B, B,represent my convertible bleacher-seats mounted on the common boardseats a. I As is well known, bleachers possess a general resemblance tostairs; and, where each seat and the foot- 1 board in the rear of it arein the same horizontal plane,"

.the bleacher may be likened to a stair with wide treads,

each board seat and foot-board in the rear of it corresponding with atread of the stairs. It is commonto separate the seat-board of thebleacher from the. foot- .board in the rear of it by a narrow space a aswill be clearly understood from Figs. 1 and 2. Each convertible seat Bcomprises an open rectangular frame b having front and rear sides b brespectively, and having, also, lateral sides b 9.sheathablecushion-seat b of a Specification of Letters I'atent.Application flied lay 21,1906. Serial No. 317,968;

naRoLD G. BARRETT, OF WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, SEAT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, a CORPORATION SEAT.

I Patented. Sept. 3, 1907.

I "sine to -fit within said frame; and a back b pivotally I connectedwith the frame b and equipped with means for raising the \cushion-seattothe operative position during the raising of the hack and for loweringthe cushion-seat to its inoperative position during the lowering of theback. Each frame b isshown formed of a tangular form shown with the endsof the banmeeting cated at the dotted line b in Fig. 4. The extremitiesb which is riveted thereto and which may constitute the rear side of acoinbox, or check-box, b. The box b 'is equipped with a latch, orlocking-member, b which serves to engage a keeper b with which the" backb is equipped on itsfront or lower surfaoeinear its upper or front edge,according to the position of the hack. The seat'b comprises a thin plateor board b;

strap-metal members b supporting and securely fastened to the board b byscrews b, said members having pivotal eyes formed at their rear ends;and acushion b upholstered on the board b andhavingbut tons b withbifurcated shanks extending through perforations in the cushion-boardand elenched beneath the same. The cushion-board is pivotally joinednear its rear edge to the frame b by a pivotrod b whichpasses throughthe: eyes of thes'traps b and whose ends enter perforations Win, the

sides b of the frame. The front portionsof the straps b rest upon ashiftable transverse rod b which works ,in cam-slots b with which thesides b are provided at their front portions. Each slot inclinesrearwardly andj,upwardly and has .an offset at its upper end, as shown.It ieobvious that whentlierod b is shifted rearwardly the front end' ofthe cushion-seat will be raised, thereby bringing the seat to theoperative position, where it is maintained by the rod b entering theoffsets ofthe slotsb. The frame bis equipped at its "rear corners withpivot brackets b comprising sheet? metal members having their shanksriveted to the 95 b and having their forwardly or downwardly turnedflanges projecting somewhat beyond the front or lower 1 surface of theboard b, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, so

overhang the upper portions of the lateral members of the frame, therear-flanges of the angle bars 165 embracing the lateral margins of therear or upperappliedto the pivotal edge of the back; and the lockjl1 barof metal of proper length bent into the hollow rec,-

members b applied tothe lateral edges of the board plate, or keeper, bapplied to the lower or front surface coacting with the lockingmembenbg-oi the coin-hon b. "The 'coin box is equipped with a push rod band a slot 6? which serves to'regeive" a coin, or check, it

.being' understood'that thepnsh rod will serve through,

' she medi'urnbi a coin, slugior-cheek to acthate the member 'b} andrelease thesame from the lock-plate b. The lower orrear end member 6projects beyond thepivotal edge of the back, thereby forming pivotal pas lug b which are joined to the brackets b' by a pivotrod 6?. With theends of the shiftable seat-supporting rod b? are connected links b xomprising bars curved 'lii edgewise' in their own planes, as clearlyshown in Fig. '2, so that the rear ends will lie flush with the backwhen the seat is closed, as shown in Fig. 3. The back is equipped ashort distance above its pivot with lateral studs b which work in slots12 with which the links b are providedr Otherwise stated, the links havelost-motion connection with the back, thus permitting a certain movementof the back during the initial portions of the closing and openingmovements of the back before the seat is actuated. ltwill now beunderstood'that when the back is swung forwardly from the position shownin Fig. 2, the studs-will move in the sloteb .until they encounter thefront ends of said slots' when the back will serve to actuate the linksI) v and move the seat-supporting rod b, allowing the cushiQn seat todrop to its sheathed position and the,

back to rest upon the seat-frame and form a complete closure for thesame? thereby inclosing and protecting the cushion. 'When the back isbeing raised, it serves during the final portion of its movement toactuate the links b raise the rod b, and elevate the cushionseat. Byreferring to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be noted that the back of the seatprojects beyond the seat-frame on all sides, and on the lateral and rearsides the binding members telescope with the seat-frame, the morecertainly to prevent the entrance of rain. It is preferred to fashionthe brackets b so that they will project slightly in the rear of theframe b, and to provide such connections between the back of the seatand the frame as will permit the back to incline .rearwardly somewhat inthe standing position, thereby. to increase 7 the capacity of the seatand render the back more comfor-table. The lateral members b of theframe are provided with slots 1) which serve to receive projectingtcnons on clamping members b which are employed for spacing theconvertible seats and securing them firmly to the bleacher seats. Eachmember b is of general U-form with lateral projecting tenone which enterthe slots If. The construction is such that the body of the clip risesslightly above the surface of the bloacher-seat, so that when the clipsare attached, by means of screws b the metal of the clip will yieldsomewhat, thereby insuring a firm connection.

It is noteworthy that the construction is such that the coinMroIledlocking device illustrated, so that users mayemploy either theuncushioned baclgor,

it they desire, may, by. paying the addedzcost, employ the cushionseahalndthe back-rest. V

' In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, theconvertible seat'is designated B. The principal ;part'sare the same asin the construction already described, and are similarly lettered. Inthis construction, however, the front ends of the links b are'connectedwith armed applied to the ends oi a transverse rock-shaft d equippedwith cam-arms d which serve to raise the frontportiou of thecushion-seat when the back is thrown to the standing position, as willbe readily understood. The rearward and upward movement of the arms d islimited by studs (1 which project laterally from the side members b ofthe'irame. N V In the modified construction illustrated'in Fig. 10, theconvertible seat is designated B The general construction is similar tothe constructions hereinbcfore described, and the parts are similarlylettered, except as to the modified parts which will now be described.in this construction, the cushion-seat designated f is supported on rodsf which move in camslots f with which the scat-frame is provided in itslateral members near the front end and rear of the seat-frame. The endsof the rods f are joined by links f provided with slots f. The back hasjoined to its lateral edges links f whose lower or front ends areequipped with studs j which work in the slots f of, the links 1'. -Itwill be understood without further description that when the back isthrown forwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10,the links f will be actuated through the medium of the links f 5 andwill be lowered through the medium of the cam connection with the frame,thereby allowing the seat to be bodily depressed andwholly sheathedwithin the seat-frame. In the reverse movement of the back, the seatwill be moved parallel with itself and raised to the position shown infull lines in Fig. 10.

In each of the constructions described, a very compact waterprooiconvertible seat is provided; and in each of the constructions a plainuncushioned scat forming a substitute for the ordinary uncushionedbleacher-seat is provided and also a cushion-seat and back-rest whichmay beutilized when the back is raised.

ness of understanding only, and no undue limitation is to be understoodtherefrom.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The-combination of a sent-frame, a cushion-sent movably mountedtherein and sheathed within the frame, a

back pivotally joined to the seat-frame. and soat-nctuutlnt links joinedby pin and slot connection to the lateral edgeportlons of the back.

2. The comblnutlon of n sent-frame, a cushion-seat movably sheathedtherein, on lncloslng plvotally connected back, links having lost-motionconnection with the buck. and seat-elevating means uctuatcd by soldlinks and having cam-connections wlth sold frame.

3. The combination of a seat-frame, u cushlon-scnt pivomlly connectednear its rear edge wllh said scnt-frumm a shaft supporting saidcushion-seat near Its front edge and havlng cam-conncctlon with soldscnt-frnmc, n buck plvotally connected wltlr sold sent-frame, andshaft-actuntlng links having lost-motion conncctlon with sold back.

4. The comblnatlon of u seut-frame, a seat movahly I have described myinvention in detail for clear- -sheathed therein, a back pivoted to saidframe, and bent links serving to actuate said seat and havinglost-motion connection with said back, said links lying closely adjacentto the lateral edges of the back in the folded condition of the device.

5. The combination with a blescher-seat, of a plurality of convertiblecushion-seats supported thereon, and spacing clips connecting the framesof said convertible seats to said bleacher-seat, each convertible seatcomprising a frame and a cushion-seat sheathable within said frame.

6. A convertible seat for the purpose set forth, comprising a. shallowseat-frame adapted to rest upon" a hleacher-seat and form therewith abox. a cushionsseat sheathable within said frame, a back resting uponthe seatframe and forming a closure therefor, and seat-actuating meansconnected with said back, said back ha'ving a pmm uncushloned uppersurface serving in the folded condition of the seat as an uncushionedscat.

7. A convertible seat for the purpose set forth, comprising aseat-frame, a movable cushion-seat sheathed within said frame, abackplvotally connected with said frame. and curved seat-actuated iinkshaving lost-motion connection with said back, whereby the links aremain- 'cluding links having lost-motion connection with the baclo saidlinks being of suitable length to permit the buck i0 incline rearwardlyin the standing position of the back.

9. A convertible seat for the purpose'set forth, coniprising a metal barbent into rectangular form and forming a seat-frame, a movablecushion-seat sheathed within said frame, pivot-brackets applied to theroar member of said seat-frame and projecting in the rear thereof. aback pivotally connected with said brackets and resting upon and forminga closure for the seat-frame, and seat-actuating means including linkshaving lost-motion (animation with said back a short distance from thepivot thereof.

10. A seat-frame for the purpose set forth. comprising a metal bar bentto form four'sides of a rectangle. the lateral members of said framebeing provided with cum-slots, and a plate connecting the free ends oithe bar at the front side of the frame.

11. The combination with u bleacher-scut, of a convertible seat appliedthereto, comprising a shallow scni' frame resting upon and forming withthe Modeller-seni- :1 box, a cushion-seat movably mounted and sheathedwilhin said frame, and a closure-forming scat-actuating bark pivotallyJoined to said frame and serving, in the folded eondltlon, to cover theseat and frame. the upper or back surface of said back serving as anuncushioned seat in the folded condition of the device.

. HAROLDG. BARRETT.

In presence of- L. Haxsum. A. U. TIIOBIIN.

